I'm in Hollywood right now, surrounded by nothing but the sons and grandsons of movie stars.
My debut, 'Vicky Donor,' was when I was 27. If I was a star kid, it would've been 22. I don't think the difference of five years would've affected much.
After a point, it doesn't matter where you come from. There are many star kids who haven't done well in the industry and rank newcomers who have done amazingly well.
Nepotism has always existed in Bollywood.
There was a time when one couldn't dream of being an actor if they weren't well-connected or they weren't a star kid.
Nobody is ready to burn money just because you have a filmi lineage.
The kind of films and roles I do were never in competition with any star kid. Their aspirations are completely different.
Being star kids, there are certain expectations to live up to. There's a certain pressure from the public. And, if your film doesn't work, it's even worse.
If a father could have made his son a star, then Sunny Deol's son Karan Deol's first film 'Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas' wouldn't have been a flop.
Star kids always get an upper hand at the start of their career. People in the industry often know them from the time they were toddlers, so they show support to them when their film is about to release.
I don't think kids of actors become good actors but exceptions are always there.
It is easier for a star kid to get noticed than for a person coming from a non-film background. That being said, I didn't get my first movie because I was Jackie Shroff's son.
Growing up in Hollywood it seemed like every kid was the child of some star.
I really feel like it's a travesty to make a child famous. I really do.
People expect star kids to be perfect - horse-riding, fighting.
I think some star kids have it even harder than outsiders, because the pressure is too much.
Of course nepotism exists, but if star kids are not good at what they do, they won't last.
It's more responsibility for star kids. Instead of having things easy, expectation is higher. They are compared to their parents, and that's unfair.
Getting that debut film is definitely harder than someone who has got a known last name. I mean some star kids don't even audition.
